The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-10
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

"SAM" JONES is said to be the ''best drawing
| card of the year at Chautauqua-
RoBERT BONNER was always persistent ad-
vertiser and he has a fortune of nearly 49, 000
600 to show for It
CHARLES DICKENS, the younger, gives his
first public readings in this country the evening
of Oct 25, at Chickerine Hall, in New York.
GENERAL LoNGsrREET. the ex-confederate
that the Northern generals tried TO climb over
often, lives on the summit of ridge in north
Georgia and raises grapes
DENMARK has a Maiden Assurance Society,""
whose aim is to provide for spinsters Of noble
families. It gives them board and lodging and
furnishes them with pin money.
GENERAL SHERMAN's son is often seen on
Lake George in an Indian canoe. appropriately
named the Tecumseh. The young man is a
member of the class of So at Y ale.
Miss CHESTNUT is the name of one of the
most beautiful bellies at Atlantic City. The
name is in way appropriate, and she ought to
be able to change it before the season is
SMOKING at the seashore has its drawbacks.
The salt air has very depressing effect upon
cigars and cigarettes They get soft and do
their utmost to prevent being kept alight.
Once lighted, il neglected for mement they go
out
PROFESSOR COPE declares in the American
Naturalist that the Nero type of physiognomy is
becoming common in the progeny of the loung
ers and frequentsrs Of the ciub-rooms who spend
their time aud wits solely in seeking to crafty
their human senses and lust.
SARAH BERNHARDT is said to have shocked
her dear Paris by emphatically declaring ST
cannot play any moro in Paris. You Parisians
are too poor. I like butter my bread. So
will have to return to America" Her pet tiger.
which she is pleased to call Algerian black
cat, has been fined one hundred francs for dis
turbing neigh boring families.
Mrs. LANGTRY, of Washington, recently Wis
tied her father, Matthew Wilson, the artist, at
his cottage the shores of Lake George. The
rumor spread that Mrs Lanetry, the actress,
was at the cottage, and crows of curious people
gathered the famous beauty. So annoy
ing did this notoriety become to Mr.. Wilson's
daughter that she was Obliged to return to
Washington
FLoAT-FIsHING, the old fashioned country
sort of angling. is now being reduced to a hollow
mockery by the aid of electricity. IAN arrange
ment has been devised" says the Electrician. ''by
which pull on the line closes the circuit of
tiny battery carried in the base of the rod. and
this is made either to sound an alarm or to gent
ly tickle the hand of the fisherman he grasps
the butt. Nothing now hinders the sportsman
from going to sleep
Few people know anything about Marion,
Mass. where Mrs. Cleveland is now located.
The place has been described. however, in
well-known novel, Henry James, in 1.-THE Bos-
toniaus,n makes of a village named Mar
mion" as background for certain important in
cidents in his story. In visit to IL. w. Glider,
of the Century, at Marion Mr.. James received
the inspiration which led to his description OF
s.Marmion," little, struggling, loosely-clus
tered town.
AN interesting couple in the surf at Long
Branch, a few days ago, consisted of DR.. Nc
Glynn and Henry George. They are both fine
swimmers and they both seemed to enjoy their
bath immensely Their methods of procedure
were radically different. Dr. McGlynn
tremely dignifed in the water and f1oated about
on his back in a calm and intellectual manner.
in marked contrast to the antics of Mr. George.
The latter was frlsky boy and dived
and Jumped about IN a way as playful as 1t was
amusing. In a swimming contest between the
two reformers Mr.. George was the winner
THE young King of Spain year old on
June IS The Tailors Guild, of Madrid. respect
fully asked permission or Queen Christina to
present his juvenile majesty with his first uni
form. The Queen Regent cheerfully gave her
assent and now the tailors are busy cutting ont
and sewing. out of the finest cloth manufactured,
the smallest uniform that was probably ever
made for monarch. 1t is deliberately
trimmed with real gold lace and much orna-
mented. The question of rank arose and was
submitted to the Queen. On his first birthday
the King who was enrolled in the army from
his birth, to be promoted In the Spanish
army the officers the insignia of rank on
the sleeve. hence il was necessary for the talors
to know his degree of rank. The Queens de-